Last month was hottest January on record globally: US climate service

(EurActiv, 14 Feb 2020) Last month was the hottest January on record, surpassing a previous high recorded in 2016, the US climate service said Thursday (13 February).

Land and ocean surface temperatures surpassed the 20th century January average of 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit (12 degrees Celsius) by 2.05 degrees, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.

And they beat January 2016 — the hottest January since records began in 1880 — by a narrow 0.04 degrees.

The news confirms a similar finding by the European Union’s climate monitoring service last week, which used slightly different data.

Across much of Russia and parts of Scandinavia and eastern Canada, temperatures were nine degrees above average or higher.

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EurActiv, 14 Feb 2020: Last month was hottest January on record globally: US climate service